SPORTS (New*) DOCUMENTARIES

[hammerva]

This should probably be in the media one as well but just watched the new 30 for 30 on Stuart Scott and very good as expected.   Stu is definitely one of those "don't know what you got til it's gone" for me.   I did think at the time he was a bit excessive.  Which ironically is one of the things that caused him to get stuck at ESPN2.   One of the things that looks extremely stupid now given that it was clear they wanted ESPN2 to be the "alternative/edgy" version while ESPN was the shirt and tie group.   I feel like people who thought he was "too black" probably love the current talking head version of the company.   Now we would kill for guys like Stu and the other talking heads at the time.    Also shows you how much respect  sports media (more specifically black media) had for him as there was people on there like Michael Smith and Jemele Hill who left ESPN on terrible terms.   The last 15-20 minutes is very sad but also very inspirational.   That man was losing weight on the daily with cancer eating him up and working out and exercising as normal as possible

Also had no idea that Stuart Scott tried to train for the Jets.  He always wanted to play football but he only had one good eye.  Needless to say one shot at the jug machine hitting him in the other eye changed that quick.

Also on a unrelated note,  Suzy Kolber must have joined ESPN at a really young age because she has that Jennifer Garner aging process going on.   Damn.  Okay I will settle down now 

[zendragon]

yhea I've heard about him doing MMA training while being treated for cancer

[Brian Fowler]

Stu & Rich and Dan & Keith are "my" SportsCenter and what I'll always think of first when I think of the show, even decades and decades after it ended.

[Tabe]

1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said:

Stu & Rich and Dan & Keith are "my" SportsCenter and what I'll always think of first when I think of the show, even decades and decades after it ended.

Learned today that Dan and Stu apparently had some heat with each other.  Stu was apparently ... let's say "competitive" ... during the staff basketball games.  Dan was better than him and was talking trash after Stu was being overly aggressive and went for a layup.  Stu undercut him, sending Dan to the hospital with a chipped vertebrae.  

[odessasteps]

I know DP was good enough to at least make the squad at Dayton

[zendragon]

I would also imagine he had a good bit of height on Stu

[hammerva]

On 11/17/2025 at 10:27 AM, colonial said:

THE SHUFFLE 

Premieres Nov. 25 on HBO Max

 

 

Just watched it this morning.  Pretty straight forward and fun watch.  Some things that I either didn't know or remember:

1.  The Patriots did their own version of the song and it is just as cheesy as you would expect from the 1985 Patriots.  At least the Bears tried to rap as the Pats just did some awful lip synching to some local band

2.  I knew that the Shuffle was taped during the season but had no idea it was taped the night after they lost to the Dolphins on MNF.  If it wasn't for Singletary they probably wouldn't wouldn't have done it at all.

[odessasteps]

 

[Dolfan in NYC]

 

 

[Dolfan in NYC]

 

[Tabe]

On 1/26/2026 at 7:36 AM, Dolfan in NYC said:

 

Watched this today and it's incredibly good. It treads familiar ground but it's still fresh and new. Tons of great footage not seen before. Even having seen the Red Army and 30 for 30 documentaries - both of which are outstanding - this one is worthwhile and highly entertaining. They interview most of the living members of the team and they are great to hear from. 

Yeah, go watch this. 

[hammerva]

AMC is currently running a 4 (maybe more episodes) docu series about the Rise of the Niners 

[sabremike]

 

[odessasteps]

The ABA doc is out now on prime.

[RIPPA]

Meal Ticket

Doc about the McDonald's All American game

[RIPPA]

Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom

[RIPPA]

Not sports per se but it is part of the Untold series and if you get the chance to make a documentary about someone cheating by using anal beads, you take it

[RIPPA]

Jerry West: The Logo

Includes the last interviews West did before his passing

[hammerva]

On 3/11/2026 at 9:55 AM, RIPPA said:

Not sports per se but it is part of the Untold series and if you get the chance to make a documentary about someone cheating by using anal beads, you take it

I don't play chess but I did watch this docu-series and it was pretty wild.   Basically the only proof that they had that Hans had cheated was that he cheated many times using Chess.com.   If it wasn't for the fact that Hans is just a complete prick you would have sympathy for him.  

[RIPPA]

Chris & Martina: The Final Set

It seems a decent part of it will be devoted to each's cancer battle so prepare yourself for that

[odessasteps]

It will be funny to see what language they used to use to talk about Martina without saying she was a lesbian. 

"There's Martina's close personal friend X in the friends and family box rooting her on.." 

[hammerva]

Seeing Chris Evert bald was so freaky because one of the many things I remember about her was her constant change in hair styles.  It is like a time capsule of women's  from like 1974-1986 

In terms of soccer there are a couple new ones that I have seen and enjoyed.   On VICE there is a multiple part series about basically the history of soccer in the US called Soccer's American Dream.  Not just in terms of men's or women's as it covers both of them.   It goes through all of the former leagues and the US experiences in international tournaments like World Cup.  The last episode talked about the period where there basically 3 women's leagues in the span of about 6 years that failed worse and worse every time.  Feels like there is about 2 or 3 more left depending on how much they deal with the mess that is the men have been lately

Another soccer one I saw on Netflix as part of the Untold UK series about Vinnie Jones who while a talented player is mostly known for people one of the more known as one of the dirtier ones as well.  Believe they he holds a record for most red cards in league history.   His favorite "move" was basically a slide into the ankles and knees of a player.   Now he is known was one of the bigger movie villains in the UK.  

[odessasteps]

On one of Jonathan Wilson’s platforms (maybe his Substack), he’s been doing a long history of us soccer. When he did the pod,we did chat briefly about the NASL and Pele. 

[sabremike]

On 6/5/2026 at 7:00 AM, hammerva said:

Seeing Chris Evert bald was so freaky because one of the many things I remember about her was her constant change in hair styles.  It is like a time capsule of women's  from like 1974-1986 

In terms of soccer there are a couple new ones that I have seen and enjoyed.   On VICE there is a multiple part series about basically the history of soccer in the US called Soccer's American Dream.  Not just in terms of men's or women's as it covers both of them.   It goes through all of the former leagues and the US experiences in international tournaments like World Cup.  The last episode talked about the period where there basically 3 women's leagues in the span of about 6 years that failed worse and worse every time.  Feels like there is about 2 or 3 more left depending on how much they deal with the mess that is the men have been lately

Another soccer one I saw on Netflix as part of the Untold UK series about Vinnie Jones who while a talented player is mostly known for people one of the more known as one of the dirtier ones as well.  Believe they he holds a record for most red cards in league history.   His favorite "move" was basically a slide into the ankles and knees of a player.   Now he is known was one of the bigger movie villains in the UK.  

I still have a signed team photo of the first WSL champions Sky Blue FC as a STH gift.

[DangerMark]

On 6/5/2026 at 12:00 PM, hammerva said:

Another soccer one I saw on Netflix as part of the Untold UK series about Vinnie Jones who while a talented player is mostly known for people one of the more known as one of the dirtier ones as well. 

And, even more baffling, he played International football for Wales.